Sidenote: 出典「西遊記」（平凡社刊）Source "Saiyuuki [Journey to the West]" (Heibonsha Publishers)t/n: These verses are also included in the first chapter of "Saiyuki Gaiden".

ーー「詩に曰く--"According to the poem混沌未だ分かれずして天地乱り」Chaos was as-yet undivided into Heaven and Earth"

「茫々渺々として人の見る無し」"An endless expanse with no-one to be seen"

pg317

「盤古の鴻蒙を破りしより"Pangu*'s 'Great Concealment' was ripped from this開闢してここ従り清濁わかる」Incidentally, here was the origin of the understanding of purity and impurity"「群生を覆い載せて至仁と仰がれ"All life has always tended toward benevolence

万物を発明して皆善と成すーーー」From their creation all things improve ---"

* Pangu (盤古): mythical Chinese god who created heaven and earth

[9] え。。。女の子？Eh … a girl?[8] もしかしてこちらが。。。It seems that way ...

[Sharak] お久しゅうございますIt has been a long time[Sharak] クマリタルチエKumari Taruchie[Taruchie] うむYeah[Taruchie] お嬢も健勝の様で何よりだI hope you have been in good health, young lady

[Taruchie] 玄奘三蔵一行だなthe Genjyo Sanzo-ikkou[Taruchie] よくぞここまで五体満足で辿り着いたものだ、決意を表するYou have all arrived in good health, I see

[Taruchie] 。。。だがその命運も近く尽きる… But your good fortune is near its end[Taruchie] たとえ轍が途絶えようとも、その覚悟を以て進むのならばそれも星の道だNo matter that the tracks have come to an end, if you are determined to continue, that is also the path of the stars

[Sharak] 。。。。。は？…. Hmm?

pg319

[Sharak] ーーーそれは— These[Sharak] 「先見」の言なのですか、タルチエare the words of your “foresight”, Taruchie?[Taruchie] 星は違えぬThe stars are unwavering[Taruchie] その円環を断ち切る事は、仏の仏志をもってしても不可能だBreaking the cycle is impossible, even by the will of Buddha.

[3] 待て、それはどういうーーーWait, what do you —[monk] 皆様、三仏神がお持ちですEveryone, the Three Aspects await[monk] こちちへお急ぎをQuickly, this way

pg321

[5] 。。。ひとます行くこうぜ三蔵Let’s just go, Sanzo[5] 俺たちゃ別に星占い聞きに釆たワケじゃねーーし？It’s not as though we came just to listen to our horoscopes, right?

[Taruchie] 。。。。

[Taruchie]「生生流転」“All things are in flux through the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth”[Taruchie] すべての存在は絶えず移りゆきEverything in existence is constantly changing[Taruchie] 因果は巡り、また繰り返すKarma also repeats itself

[Taruchie] 五百年前と同じ軌道をなfollowing the same track as five hundred years ago

[3 Aspects] 相変わらず元気そうでなによりですYou seem to be in good health as always[3 Aspects] まずは玄奘三蔵一行First of all, Genjyo Sanzo-ikkou[3 Aspects] ここ西域までの旅路まこと大儀であったYour journey here to the Western Region has been arduous[3 Aspects] まあ随分と時間はかかったがなIt took a great deal of time

[5] チッChe[5] 他人事だと思って言ってくれるぜThat’s something to say about other people’s affairs[9] こっちだってケッコー苦労してんのになIt was quite difficult to get here

[3 Aspects] ついでにカード残高の減りが異常に早い件についてだがIncidentally, there is also the matter of reducing the unusually large card balances[8] すみません、二三お聞きしたい事があるので先によろしいでしょうかPlease excuse me, but there are two or three things we would like to discuss about if you don’t mind [3 Aspects] 無理矢理Don’t forcibly[3 Aspects] 話題を逸らすでないchange the subject[3 Aspects] 。。。。まあよかろう読けなさい…. Oh very well, continue

[3] ーーーひとつは— For one

pg325

[3] 当代の無天経文守護者である、烏哭三蔵法師についてですIn regards to the current guardian of the Muten Sutra, Ukoku Sanzo[3] あの者が牛魔王側に就いている事は既に御存知だったのでしょうかI wonder whether you already know that he is attached to the Gyumaoh side?

[3 Aspects] いや、それは我々も聞き及んでいなかったNo, we did not know that[3] そもそも牛魔王サイドですら無天経文の所持者が膝元にいた事に未だ気付いていない様子How would Gyumaoh’s side not notice that the bearer of the Muten Sutra was in their territory?

[3] 烏哭三蔵がその身分をいち化学者してまで蘇生実験に加担する理由も定かではないThere is also no clear reason why Ukoku Sanzo was complicit hiding his status and posing as a scientist in the resurrection experiment

[3] いずれにせよIn either case[3] 奴の所行が桃源郷異変の一端である事は明白he is obviously the reason for the anomaly in Shangri-la[Sharak] 三蔵継承を同じくする身として、看過致しかねますAs one has likewise inherited a position as Sanzo, I cannot overlook this

pg326

[5] こんな不祥事フツーなら即コレもんじゃねぇのWouldn’t a scandal like this normally be handled this way?[8] 継承したが最後、僧位剥奪や僧階降格というぺナルディは無いものなのでしょうかDespite his inheritance, is there no penalty such as depriving him of his rank or demoting him?

[3 Aspects] 天地開経文の守護権は継承者の死によってのみ後継が可能となるIt is only possible to alter the guardian rights of the Tenchikai Kyoumon upon the death of the heir

[3 Aspects] 烏哭の三蔵継承に異を唱える事は、師の慧眼を疑い、ひいてはIf you disagree with the inheritance of Ukoku as sanzo, you cast doubt as to the acumen of your master, and so[3 Aspects] 己が立場をも否定そる事になりかねぬぞ玄奘this could also lead to the repudiation of your own position, Genjyo

[3] 。。。。御意に… Understood[Sharak] ーーでは私かちも質問を— If I may ask a question

[Sharak] 三日前、我が恒天城の危機に突如現れThree days ago, suddenly appearing during a crisis in Tenjou[Sharak] 妖怪軍を瞬時に薙ぎ払ったという黒装束の幼子。。。a child clothed in black who wiped out the youkai army in an instant

[Sharak] その者の正体について何卒ご教示賜りたいI would most humbly request to learn the identity of this person

[3 Aspects] 。。。。うむ…. Umm

pg328

[3 Aspects] 天界には天界軍が存在するIn the Heavenly World there exists the Heavenly Army

[3 Aspects] 天界内部での争い事に従事そる東方軍、天界が下界に及ぼす禍事を処理そる西方軍ーーーThe Eastern Army oversees conflicts from within the heavenly world, while the Western Army deals with issues in the Lower World —[3 Aspects] だが そのどちらも、天界人である以上殺生は御法度の不浄行為とされているHowever, since both are of the heavenly world, killing is a taboo and impure act

[8] 一周迴って面倒くさいシステマの軍隊ですねThat’s a roundabout and bothersome military system, isn’t it[5] 。。。なんだそりゃどんだけ日知ってんだよ… So what do they do all day?

[3 Aspects] その天界軍に於いて唯一、殺生を許さんに生まれながちにして不浄を背負いし存在There is only one in the heavenly world, born impure, who is permitted to shoulder the burden of killing[3 Aspects] それが「闘神」なのですThat is the “Toushin”

[3] 闘神。。。。？Toushin * …?

* Toushin (闘神): “war god”

pg329

[3 Aspects] かの少年は五百年前、天界史上最大の有事により永き眠りについていた闘神Five hundred years ago, a youth serving as Toushin fell into a deep sleep after the heavenly world’s greatest crisis[3 Aspects] ーーー名を— His name was[3 Aspects] ナタク太子Nataku-taishi

[9] 。。。。。…….[9] 。。。。。「ナタク」。。。。…..”Nataku” ….

pg330

[Sharak] その闘神とやらが何故今眠りから目覚め、何の目的で下界へと降り立ったのですかSo why has this Toushin awakened from his sleep and for what purpose did he come to the lower world?[3 Aspects] 我々も急遽その通達を受け困惑した所だWe are also puzzled upon receiving the notification of his sudden appearance

[3 Aspects] ただナタク太子は五百年前、下界にて牛魔王を討伐しその一族を封印した張本人。。。However, five hundred years ago, Nataku-taishi is the one who originally subdued Gyumaoh and sealed his clan in the lower world …

[3 Aspects] 此度の覚醒は蘇生実験に何らかの関連性がある物と推察されるHis awakening is assumed to have some connection to the resurrection experiment[9] ーーーえ— Eh